Smart home news from The Ambient

Smart speakers can be hacked

Smart speakers can be hacked

Yep, your smart speaker can spy on you and steal your passwords
Alexa gets Premier League quiz skill

Alexa gets Premier League quiz skill

The daily three-question quiz pits you against other fans
Ikea's smart blinds finally roll out

Ikea's smart blinds finally roll out

After repeated delays, some US shoppers can now pick up the blinds in-store
Nanoleaf lights can now match your TV

Nanoleaf lights can now match your TV

New Screen Mirror feature brings 4D lighting to your films and games
Google speakers now work as Hue hubs

Google speakers now work as Hue hubs

Hue, Lifx, Sylvania and more join Made for Google program
Google Nest Wifi adds Assistant

Google Nest Wifi adds Assistant

Google wants to make your Wi-Fi stronger and smarter
Netgear's Orbi Dual Band Mesh releases

Netgear's Orbi Dual Band Mesh releases

New mesh features satellites compatible with Alexa and Assistant
Amazon's Echo Spot is dead

Amazon's Echo Spot is dead

No alarms and no surprises
Alexa gets multilingual mode

Alexa gets multilingual mode

Alexa follows Google Assistant and Siri with Spanish support
Amazon Music comes to Apple TV

Amazon Music comes to Apple TV

The app is available to download right now
Roku launches budget soundbar setup

Roku launches budget soundbar setup

The bar and subwoofer will form part of Walmart's Onn range
Roomba update brings no-go zones

Roomba update brings no-go zones

The iRobot app finally catches up to rivals
Linksys routers get motion sensing powers

Linksys routers get motion sensing powers

Who needs cameras when you’ve got a Wi-Fi router?
Google has a new music transfer feature

Google has a new music transfer feature

New update lets you move video and music between speakers
Smart Mirror gets personal

Smart Mirror gets personal

Work out in front of your mirror
Spotify finally comes to Apple TV

Spotify finally comes to Apple TV

The app can be downloaded from the tvOS app store now
Freetime comes to Fire TV

Freetime comes to Fire TV

Parents get full control over what the kids are watching
New Rapid Ring app launches

New Rapid Ring app launches

New app gets you to your camera feeds quicker
Duo comes to screen-less Google Homes

Duo comes to screen-less Google Homes

Pick up, it's for you
Next-generation Google Assistant is imminent

Next-generation Google Assistant is imminent

New leak suggests the voice assistant's refresh is just around the corner
Google rolls out new Assistant privacy tool

Google rolls out new Assistant privacy tool

And have your YouTube history self-destruct
Yes, your TV is spying on you

Yes, your TV is spying on you

Three new studies say smart TVs are the smart home's biggest privacy invader
The OnePlus TV finally arrives

The OnePlus TV finally arrives

But it's only available in India for now
Amazon reveals four-in-one Smart Oven

Amazon reveals four-in-one Smart Oven

Get ready for automatic cooking with Alexa
New Ring Indoor Cam launches

New Ring Indoor Cam launches

'Modes' come to Ring app to let you turn off your cameras when you're home
Amazon Alexa event: What to expect

Amazon Alexa event: What to expect

Amazon's holding another big Alexa event. Here's what might be coming…
Apple tvOS 13 arrives – here's what's new

Apple tvOS 13 arrives – here's what's new

Apple Arcade, multi-user support, and a Control Center land with tvOS 13
Amazon's Voice Interoperability Initiative

Amazon's Voice Interoperability Initiative

But Google and Apple haven't been invited
Alexa's Show and Tell helps the blind

Alexa's Show and Tell helps the blind

New accessibility feature is available for first and second generation Echo Show
Yale launches Yale Pro SL Smart Lock

Yale launches Yale Pro SL Smart Lock

Z-Wave Plus lock works with smart alarm systems ADT and Ring Alarm
Google Assistant will keep less data

Google Assistant will keep less data

Users to receive further privacy options as Assistant becomes more transparent
We reveal the Roborock S4 robot vacuum

We reveal the Roborock S4 robot vacuum

The latest Roborock robot cleaner hits Amazon next week
Roku reveals new budget player

Roku reveals new budget player

And ends with the top-tier Ultra
iOS 13 might break your smart lock app

iOS 13 might break your smart lock app

If you have an August or Yale Conexis lock, wait before you update
Echo Spot may have a screen problem

Echo Spot may have a screen problem

Multiple reports of faulty screens have surfaced over the last few months
Portal TV coming for your living room

Portal TV coming for your living room

Kinect, is that you?
New Nest Wifi builds in Google Assistant

New Nest Wifi builds in Google Assistant

The hardware should be launched at Google's big event in October
More voices for Google Assistant

More voices for Google Assistant

They'll be randomized and coded by color
New Hue Sync Box works with TVs

New Hue Sync Box works with TVs

New box syncs through HDMI, so TVs and consoles can also get in on the fun
Amazon Music HD debuts

Amazon Music HD debuts

Amazon muscles into enthusiast market with service that still undercuts Tidal
UK smart meters are rolling out slowly

UK smart meters are rolling out slowly

Due to poor uptake, the deadline has been pushed back to 2024
Stadia is coming to Android TV in 2020

Stadia is coming to Android TV in 2020

Could Google finally be making an Android TV?